gramofryder
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In Jan. 2007 my husband was hit from behind while sitting at a red light. The vehicle that hit him was a commercial van. My husbands truck was totaled. We received money for the truck from the companies insurance company and we went and bought a used vehicle.
My husband suffered neck and back pain. He has 2 protruding disc in his neck now. He was in physical therapy, he had a cortizone injection in his neck, many many doctor visits, pain medication, etc. The doctor wrote a letter stating that his neck will never be back to normal and future medical attention may be needed.
My husband has constant aching pain in his neck, it hasn't gone away. It makes his days at work extremely long. From time to time he has VERY sharp pain.
We are in NJ and have PIP here. So our insurance company had to pick up most of the medical costs. We still have some medical bills that we are responsible for. Our attorney sent a demand packet to the guys insurance company. The amount the attorney asked for was $275,000. He said it was high because of unknown future medical issues. Today the attorney received an answer back. The other side offered us $12,500. YES that is a small fraction of what was asked. I don't know how they got this small figure! My husband has had pain everyday for over 1 1/2 years and will probably always have pain. What is a fair amount?? The attorney will take 1/3.
My husband suffered neck and back pain. He has 2 protruding disc in his neck now. He was in physical therapy, he had a cortizone injection in his neck, many many doctor visits, pain medication, etc. The doctor wrote a letter stating that his neck will never be back to normal and future medical attention may be needed.
My husband has constant aching pain in his neck, it hasn't gone away. It makes his days at work extremely long. From time to time he has VERY sharp pain.
We are in NJ and have PIP here. So our insurance company had to pick up most of the medical costs. We still have some medical bills that we are responsible for. Our attorney sent a demand packet to the guys insurance company. The amount the attorney asked for was $275,000. He said it was high because of unknown future medical issues. Today the attorney received an answer back. The other side offered us $12,500. YES that is a small fraction of what was asked. I don't know how they got this small figure! My husband has had pain everyday for over 1 1/2 years and will probably always have pain. What is a fair amount?? The attorney will take 1/3.
